Evolutionary medicine / / edited by Wenda R. Trevathan, E. O. Smith, James J. McKenna
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| Titolo: |
Evolutionary medicine / / edited by Wenda R. Trevathan, E. O. Smith, James J. McKenna
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| Pubblicazione: | New York ; , : Oxford University Press, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (xvi, 480 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 610 |
| Soggetto topico: | Diseases - Causes and theories of causation |
| Human evolution | |
| Medicine - Philosophy | |
| Persona (resp. second.): | TrevathanWenda |
| SmithEuclid O. | |
| McKennaJames J <1948-> (James Joseph) | |
| Note generali: | Previously issued in print: 1999. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Foreword: Historical Overview; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Is Neonatal Jaundice a Disease or an Adaptive Process?; 2 Infant Crying Behavior and Colic: An Interpretation in Evolutionary Perspective; 3 Breastfeeding and Mother-Infant Cosleeping in Relation to SIDS Prevention; 4 Otitis Media: An Evolutionary Perspective; 5 The Evolutionary Ecology of Childhood Asthma; 6 Evolutionary Perspectives on the Onset of Puberty; 7 Incest Avoidance: Clinical Implications of the Evolutionary Perspective; 8 Evolutionary Obstetrics; 9 Darwinian Medicine and the Emergence of Allergy |
| 10 Using Evolution as a Tool for Controlling Infectious Diseases 11 Evolutionary Control of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Viruses; 12 Paleolithic Nutrition Revisited; 13 Human Evolution, Low Back Pain, and Dual-Level Control; 14 What Darwinian Medicine Offers Psychiatry; 15 Evolution, Substance Abuse, and Addiction; 16 Menopause in Evolutionary Perspective; 17 Breast Cancer in Evolutionary Context; 18 Evolutionary Perspectives on Chronic Degenerative Diseases; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Collecting work from leaders in the field, this volume describes approaches to human health that are based on an appreciation of our long evolutionary history. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Evolutionary medicine |
| ISBN: | 0-19-770096-9 |
| 1-280-45246-3 | |
| 9786610452460 | |
| 0-19-535600-4 | |
| 1-60256-107-9 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910826552403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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